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- Posted by polardream (My Page) on Thu, Aug 14, 14 at 18:05
Pretty funny! While DH doesn't quilt, he thinks he is pretty funny about tossing around quilting terms in conversations with other people - things like do you buy fat quarters or how is your free motion quilting? Men ... Sue |
Pretty funny. We asked "Mr. Quilt" Don Linn, who taught the class Wednesday, what his wife did and he said she plays golf! While she's gone he quilts and does metal sculpture. If my husband would take up quilting maybe we could whittle down my stash before I reach 100! |
I keep telling my DH that I would be glad to teach him, in case he needs an indoor hobby some day. He just looks at me funny. But then again, have you ever really paid attention to the way real men do things?? Do you really want them in your sanctuary of peace and tranquility? Have you not noticed that when a man goes into the kitchen (or anywhere else for that matter) that there are knockings and bangings and droppings and clatterings the whole time?? They cannot place an object down, they have to BLAM it down. And if they make a mess or crumbs, there it stays. I cannot imagine what my sewing room would look like after he got done with it. |
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>> Phillip Lim showed a modern collection filled with desert hues and new cuts for Pre-Fall 2011. "I was interested in creating interesting profiles," said Lim. Also a focus of the collection? Pieces that can be worn more than one way: jersey-chiffon knits and a rabbit fur coat are reversible, a gray wool overcoat has a detachable collar, wrap-front trousers have flaps that can be worn hanging down for a more undone look, and the coats have straps at the armholes to allow them to be worn slung over the shoulders — and stay in place. The collection, which was loosely inspired by late British writer and cartographer Freya Stark, also featured Lim's newest creation: a textile consisting of cotton woven with abaca, a fibrous plant from the Philippines.
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Ask eBay users about auction fraud and payment scams, and you'll hear different stories with the same theme: While eBay can be a great marketplace, both buyers and sellers need to beware.
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According to a statement released by the band's management following the cancellation, "[Bassist] Jared [Followill] was hit several times during the first two songs… It's not only disgusting — it's a toxic health hazard. They really tried to hang in there."
Followill, who is a self-descrbed "germophobe," explains that he was "hit by pigeons on each of the first three songs… We had 20 songs on the set list. By the end of the show, I would have been covered from head to toe."
"We didn't want to cancel the show, so we went for it," he continues. "We tried to play. It was ridiculous."
Here's video of the band performing their last song before canceling the gig—you can tell all the band members are distracted the whole way through, and lead singer Caleb Followill wipes his face off at the end of the set.
Apparently bird excrement isn't a good enough excuse to cancel a concert, at least not according to music fans who came out to see the show. Upon hearing the band wasn't going to continue with the concert, the crowd began yelling "Bullshit!", not realizing how close they were to the reason for the show's cancellation.
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Deciduous, Edible fruit, Shrubs, Trees
Grow these large, airy deciduous shrubs for their white spring flowers and colorful summer berries. In big gardens, they make effective summer screens or windbreaks. To keep shrubby types dense, prune hard in the dormant season, removing older stems and heading back last year's growth to a few inches. Overgrown plants can be cut to the ground. Types that grow into trees need early training to single or multiple trunks.
The various elder species have bright to dark green leaves and near-black, blue, or red berries. Fruit of red-berried species and of S. nigra caerulea can cause gastric upset in humans if consumed raw in large quantities. (Red-fruited forms of black- and blue-berried species are not poisonous.) Species names are presently in flux.
Sambucus canadensisNative to central and eastern North America. Grown mostly in cold-winter climates. Spreading, suckering shrub to 12 ft. tall and wide. Each leaf has seven 2–6-in.-long leaflets. Blooms in early summer, bearing flat, creamy white flower clusters to 10 in. wide; these are followed by tasty purple-black berries. The fruit is used for pies; both flowers and fruit are used for wine. Strictly fruiting varieties include 'Adams' and the larger-fruited (and later) 'York'; plant both for cross-pollination. 'Aurea' has golden green foliage (golden in full sun) and red berries.
Shrub or tree. Native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia. Shrubby, upright growth to 20–30 ft. tall and wide. Each leaf is up to 10 in. long and divided into many oval, pointed leaflets. Scented white flowers come in flat-topped, 5–8-in.-wide clusters in late spring or early summer. Purple-black berries are less than 1/2 in. across; for maximum fruit production, plant two different varieties. 'Aurea', 10–20 ft. tall and broad, has yellow new growth maturing to yellow-green. 'Guincho Purple', to 15 ft. tall and 10 ft. wide, has green foliage that matures to deep purple, then turns red in fall; purple flower stems bear pink buds that open to pink-tinged white blossoms. 'Black Beauty' ('Gerda') is similar but retains its black color throughout the growing season.
Several varieties grow to 6–8 ft. tall and wide: 'Aureomarginata', green leaves edged in yellow; 'Laciniata', very finely cut green foliage; and white-fruited 'Marginata' ('Albovariegata', 'Variegata'), green leaves bordered in creamy white.
Two smaller selections (4–5 ft. tall and wide) are 'Madonna', bearing green leaves that are variegated in light green to chartreuse when young, and ar evariegated in cream, yellow, or gray-green when mature; and 'Pulverulenta', with leaves that unfold white, then mature to green splashed and striped with white.
Sambucus nigra caeruleaNative from California north to British Columbia, east to the Rockies. Grows to 10–30 ft. tall and 8–20 ft. wide. Leaves are divided into five to nine toothed, 1–6-in.-long leaflets. White or creamy white flowers in flat-topped, 2–8-in.-wide clusters in spring and summer. Clusters of blue to nearly black berries, usually covered with whitish powder, follow the flowers. Fruit is often used in jams, jellies, pies, and wine. Drought-tolerant, but it looks better (and keeps its foliage in summer) if given moderate water.
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Each year, the MAIS Program invites three to four guest speakers to present on a variety of issues. Former speakers serve as curriculum enrichment and include documentary filmmakers, human rights activists, and renowned authors. Each lecture aligns with MAIS courses in order to enhance the MAIS graduate student experience.
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Sociologist & Author, UC Berkeley
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Chilean Filmmaker, Activist, Professor, Author of In Search of Spring: The Incredible Landmark Case of a Sister's Quest to Unearth the Truth About her Brother's Assassination by Chile's Infamous Death Squad, The Caravan of Death.
Callejas, Christian
Expert, Inter-American System of Human Rights and Legal Counsel for the Organización Fraternal Negra Hondureña (OFRANEH)
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I think Agnieszka is smarter than Caroline and she's the superior player she is more aggressive can volley at the net and has a lot of variety. Wozniacki is bigger than Caroline but she's not using her game properly. Wozniacki has an even worse forehand than Radwanska. Agnieszka can flatten out her forehand to hit winners. I don't think Wozniacki ever hits winners off her forehand she just loops the ball which isnt' smart. Agnieszka also fired her father as her coach two years ago because he was holding her back! That's independence right there, Agnieszka KNEW if she wanted to improve she needed to get rid of her dad as a full time coach because he was putting too much pressure on her. Now look at Agnieszka she's in the top 5. Now Agnieszka says she has a better relationship with her dad because he's in the background.
Agnieszka can indeed improve the serve especially the second serve. I think Agnieszka can continue to improve her forehand I watched the tape and she wasn't offensive enough she just hit the ball back to the center of the court. Against Serena that's not going to work she needed to be more aggressive go for the lines a bit more. She also did not attack Serena's second serve which I believe she can do with her backhand.
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Wet weather hits Chelmsford
The second day of Essex's LV= County Championship Division Two match with Hampshire was called off after heavy rain throughout the morning.
The Essex players and umpires, Steve Garratt and Mark Benson, were already on the field waiting for play to start at 11am when the rain started and sent them scurrying back to the pavilion.
Head groundsman Stuart Kerrison wasted no time in covering the pitch and the surrounds but as the weather quickly deteriorated - with the rain becoming torrential at times - pools of water appeared on the outfield.
With no let-up in the elements, play was called off for the day at 1:40pm.
Essex have now lost 10 complete days of championship cricket when not a single ball was bowled and three of the county's last four days have been wiped out by the weather.
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A wedding is one of the happiest days in people's lives. But at a recent reception, tragedy struck. That's when Dr. Pedro Suarez sprang into action after a fellow guest's pacemaker failed, causing her heart to stop beating. The local health professional's medical skills and rapid response saved her life.
Mission: The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.
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Soothing artwork, Jacuzzi tubs, room service and Wi-Fi are typical high-end hotel amenities. But these days, those modern luxuries also can be found in area maternity wards. See local hospitals' options for welcoming your newborn—all in the comfort of a private labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum suite.
In the 20 years since its founding, Nurses for Newborns Foundation has helped almost 70,000 infants and their families—a staggering number of lives changed through the nonprofit's efforts. "That's a whole city of babies who got a better start to life, and whose parents got some reassurance during those early days when it's so frightening to bring a baby home to a situation without support," says executive director Melinda Ohlemiller.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) saves lives. Yet many people remain untrained in basic CPR and are less likely to act as a result.
When it comes to hearth health, a lot of attention is focused on heart attack symptoms and prevention. However, the American Heart Association reports that almost 300,000 people each year suffer sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) outside of hospitals. SCA is a dangerous condition in which electrical signals to the heart malfunction, causing the heart to beat in an atypical rhythm.
If springtime plans in your family include creating Easter gift baskets, wouldn't it be nice to get one already stuffed and fabulous, and give a fragile newborn a helping hand at the same time? On April 17, Nurses for Newborns Foundation hosts A Night for Newborns, the organization's 13th annual dinner auction featuring the 'famous' baskets. "Last year we had one room filled with just baskets, and we expect this year to be the same. They really are amazing—volunteer Patty Ackerman and her team work on them all year!" says foundation CEO Melinda Ohlemiller. "This year we are especially excited, because the auction is the weekend before Easter, so parents and grandparents can go home with a ready-made basket of goodies. There's something for everyone."
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text: Infantry Troops In Contact, Waiting For Presidential Approval To Return Fire Maxx Butthurt August 19, 2012 News 32 Comments Follow Duffel Blog: KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – It's early morning as the sun rises over eastern Afghanistan and an American patrol heads outside the wire. Minutes later, as the platoon reaches an open field, they come under attack. Embedded journalist Mike Jackson asked the Platoon Leader what he thought of the new rules of engagement (ROE) issued by the Department of Defense shortly after they radio "troops in contact." As the young officer lay behind a low mud wall, flinching from the crack of incoming rounds and attempting to help treat a soldier who'd been wounded, he checks his watch and yells over the sound of the gunfire: "I sent up the request to shoot back about 20 minutes ago," said 2nd Lieutenant Richard O'Keefe. "Hopefully the President will get back to me soon." More Stringent Rules of Engagement The new rules of engagement that require higher approval authority are part of a broad-based strategy of minimizing civilian casualties. Changes first came with the introduction of the Karzai-approved rifle combat sight. Since its introduction, instances of civilian casualties have plummeted, causing many Afghan lawmakers to tout the optic's success. Taliban spokesman Muhammed Muhammed Muhammed stated that with the recent lack of casualties their forces were taking in the field, the group was even willing to return to the negotiating table. The success was unfortunately short-lived, when a stray goat was killed after wandering into a coalition firefight three days ago. "This is a terrible day for Afghans everywhere," spouted Afghan President Karzai in response to the latest outrage, calling on further restrictions to what he calls 'reckless American gunplay'. Airstrikes and helicopter attacks, already requiring a General Officer's approval before they can be used, have now been cancelled across the AOR. Karzai demanded a higher approval authority to curb unecessary casualties. As a gesture of good faith, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta stated that he would personally receive all requests to return fire through the military chain of command on a specially designed smart-phone carried with him during work hours. If he decides the request has merit, he will then submit the request in PowerPoint format to President Obama, to be reviewed during the next White House morning security brief. Fight Intensifies As cries of Allah Akbar reached a fevered pitch, the enemy closed to hand-grenade range. Lieutenant O'Keefe was asked if he thought the new rules were helpful. "Oh, absolutely," he replied, ducking as another RPG detonated on the other side of the wall he was hiding behind. "I mean, they told me in IOBC [Infantry Officer Basic Course] that counterinsurgency was all about the hearts and minds of the people. We can't do that if we're hurting innocent civilians. So yeah, I guess it's a good thing. In fact I-" his next words were cut off as an enemy recoiless rifle shot impacted a nearby hut, killing the family of three cowering inside. Earlier that morning Secretary Panetta made the following statement about the new restrictions: "We want to emphasize that we stand behind our troops on the ground 100%," said Panetta in a hastily called press conference to announce the news. "We just want to be absolutely sure they're doing the right thing out there. Its all about safety." When pressed for his thoughts about the Secretary's statement, Lieutenant O'Keefe agreed wholeheartedly, and launched into an insightful monologue about 'just and unjust wars', pausing occasionally to change spots, avoiding the areas where his men were engaged in savage hand to hand combat with the Taliban fighters that were swarming over the wall, his men swinging their empty rifles like clubs. As Jackson sprinted away from the battlefield, following the tattered remnants of the Lieutenant's platoon, he asked O'Keefe about his chances for getting clearance to fire. "Pretty good I think," the LT wheezed out between breaths as he ran across a field, dodging enemy fire. "It's midnight in D.C., so if the President gets up early I think we can expect an answer in about 6 hours. Good thing we did a lot of running back in garrison!" Don't miss the next story.Get the latest news and alerts from Duffel Blog delivered to your inbox—free. Short URL: http://duffelblog.com/ifMIv Kyle Kline says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM nice Mickey Rambo McSwain says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM sounds about right. Jim O'Brien says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM This took me right back to the red-painted wooden blocks in the magazine wells of M-16's at Camp Books in Vietnam. David Hudson says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM The new rules of engagement suck. Our troops should be able to defend themselves when fired upon without the OK of the president or anyone else. All this crap about a goat is stupid. I believe we should take our troops out of Afghanistan now and let that useless government of theirs handle the problems they have. They are ragheads and they are fighting ragheads. It would seem to me that raghead against raghead is a good match. That dump is not worth another American life. Bring our troops home or let them fight. One or the other now. Ryan Kabcenel says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM why do you fucking idiots think these articles are real? every damn duffleblog article I read there's always 3 or 4 dipshits who talk about what bull shit it is, or how pissed off they are. America is in a sad state, how can anyone in their right mind not use the common sense God gave them to realize this is SATTIRE! FUCK! Cameron Hood says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM Fucking Hilarious, I love it. Sherri Seiber says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM The way the Obama administration would like it to be. Mike Harris says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM Ok bullshit. Im throwing a red flag on this. We all know no one in the Army has the kind of military discipline required to recieve contact and not loose thier damn minds. This LT calmly spoke to a reporter during contact??nice try duffleblog. Lol!! James Howard says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM This shit is fake homies. Jim Eastling says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM This is one of those 'I really hope this is a b.s. parody and not for real' moments, though somehow I wouldn't doubt some crap like this exists. I don't agree with excessive civilian casualties, but if this ROE were legit, how many more of our guys and girls would be coming home under flags vs. their own power? Laugh at the humor, cry at the truth… Paul Kelly says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM If that LT had just waited a moment longer, Mrs. O would have been up in her Vacation chopper, and could have spotted rounds for him! Darrin Hogue says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM ROE? those are rules to get out men and women killed… what happened to the days when you went into a country took them down once and for all? and why in the fukk would you wait for order come to return fire from across half a world away… I say open ROE back up to the OiC there or get the hell outta the country! William Fuzi says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM Every story written by Duffelblog.com is fake parody. I just hope families losing children over there don't see these stroies. Obviously the morons writing these stories aren't in the military. If they were they wouldn't write parody about fire fights when so many are dieing in them. I hope you guys had a good laugh assholes! Téil Kim says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM I'm afraid this will become one of those "funny because it's ridiculous" Onion articles that ends up becoming true. But when it does happen for real, it's not going to be funny, you just lose all hope for the human race. Brian Sheeran says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM Fucking idiotic leadership. This is why That worthless POS Obama will be GONE along with his circle of inept, fucked up ass clowns he calls Democrats will be gone come Novermber. If I were that Platoon Leader, I would have sent the request in, THEN would have called in an AIRSTRIKE on the enemy and taken their asses out. What sort of fucked up Leadership is this? Who is actually pushing this STUPID ROE on the Troops? Obama? IMPEACH THAT FUCK. Taylor Crowe says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM my favorite part of this article is all the screaming assclowns who think it's serious. Jonn Lilyea says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM It's nice to see the Lieutenant's adherence to the White House's sole strategy of "withdrawal at any cost". Ian Jardine says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM Muhammed Muhammed Muhammed LMAO! Thai Starkovich says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM This story reminds me of the directives we received in Afghanistan in regards to spotting a possible IED while mounted. When our unit first arrived, we would stop all vehicles upon spotting a suspicious object in or near the road. Scanning the area for triggermen, pressure plates and command wires, our element held up Afghan traffic anywhere from 10 minutes to two hours, depending on how long it took us or EOD to clear the suspicious object. As we all know, Afghanis are an industrious people and have places to go – Americans cannot just hold up traffic and deny commuters their freedom of travel simply because there MIGHT be a bomb in the road. If these hard-working businessmen and tradesmen cannot get to work on time, the entire infrastructure of Afghanistan is at stake. Knowing this fact, our chain of command promptly issued the order for American convoys to ram the suspicious object with the lead vehicle immediately upon identifying the potential threat. If it blew up, the trail vehicle waved traffic by – no more threat, no more reason to hold up traffic. If it didn't blow up, the gunner in the lead truck would pop up and give a thumbs up to everyone within eyesight. We would carry on and traffic was not slowed. Needless to say, we lost a lot of good men before we realized that we should be filling the lead vehicle with the shit bags. Victory for us and the Afghanis – we quickly got rid of our substandard soldiers and never impeded Afghani traffic! Chris Whitmus says: February 26, 2014 at 12:39 AM I love the DB. The sad part is at times this does not feel so far from the truth. grenadier37 says: August 30, 2012 at 6:12 PM It's bad enough you have to get pre approval from the HNIC, what really sucks is having to listen to the DOD musak while you're on hold, it's like being in a f**king elevator… I HATE ABBA! ExAFCrewDog says: August 23, 2012 at 1:26 PM War is Hell. Stuff gets blown up. People die. S**t happens. Collateral gets damaged. Live with it. If the folks who send our military into Harm's Way" don't "get it," they shouldn't be so f**k'g anxious to send them. They start something, they should get their weinie asses out of the way and let the professionals get on with their job. (see the above) ExAFCrewDog says: August 23, 2012 at 1:36 PM Okay, the above was posted because I'd never been on this site before and only after reading another page did I realize this place is not to be taken seriously! My bad. I stand by my comments. P May says: August 22, 2012 at 5:17 PM This article makes me lived knowing we have the best trained military in the world. I think they can tell the difference between a civilian, a goat, or the Taliban. However they must get return fire approaval from a President that has never served a day in the military. Bill Carney says: August 20, 2012 at 12:36 AM It may sound sarcastic- but the security element around the Marine Barracks in Beirut were prohibited from inserting a magazine or chanbering a round until after they had come under fire. Although I see the humor, somehow I don't feel like laughing. Lt. Butero-Trinkejo says: August 19, 2012 at 5:12 PM Obama is excited that he will get credit as a battlefield leader, due to the lack of any military service in this election. When he personally led the mission to kill Bin Laden, from Washington D.C., and made the gutsy call to kill the most wanted terrorist in American history, you know because that was a hard decision and all. I heard from a friend of mine that they are working on a system to speed up the process of approval by uplinking a helmet cam to Karzai and Obama so that they can confer with their top military advisors to decide when a shoot or no shoot situation is appropriate. This will work in conjunction with the call ahead process to insure that NO civilian casualties will occur on the battlefield. I also hear that all ISAF forces will be issued nerf weapons for the duration of the war. Promotion Staff says: August 23, 2012 at 1:43 PM What happened to the paint ball initiative so that we could identify the blue and green interaction? cjeans says: August 19, 2012 at 3:26 PM We need to steal Taliban arms and munnions and use them exclusively against everyone opposing us. Then the Taliban can be blamed for all deaths, even the goats! The only down side to this idea is that the average American soldier probably couldn't hit a barn door 10 feet away with Taliban junk. runner1934 says: August 19, 2012 at 3:07 PM Great article! The really sad part is that it is not that far from the truth!. Army Spouse (P) says: August 20, 2012 at 12:26 AM Wow, this is great, but I have to agree, it's good because its damn close to the truth. Let us fight or send us home. The topic for the next article should be "what are we doing here?" Redefining success when there is no clear mission. Each General and Colonel briefs their "success criteria" and like a game of telephone, by the time it gets to the troops on the ground the success criteria has become "don't let the Afghanis rape a donkey." Aaaaaaannd…. we win. Team America…. F' yeah.


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I just got some Tulips for Valentines day and I was wondering in when they start to wilt if I can feed them to the hermit crabs? I think they will enjoy them because they never have eaten flowers before. Are they safe?
Organic flowers are generally safe. However most flowers you receive in bouquets are likely to have been treated with pesticides so it's not safe to feed unless you know they've never been chemically treated.
Tulips are not safe they contain a phytoalexin, allergins & glycoprotein
Then what are tulip flowers on the safe food list on Epicurean-hermit? and HCA? and here as a matter of fact. I tried little bits and my crabs go crazy for them. I sometimes drizzle them with honey.
And I heard that they are safe from experienced crabbers from HCA. well I will watch them closely. Oh 2 of my crabs changed today. YAY!
Phytoalexins tend to fall into several classes including terpenoids, glycosteroids and alkaloids
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aka tips for cooling off a too hot crabitat ;)
Our beloved hermit crabs are ectothermic creatures, which means they depend on the environment to regulate their body temperature. This means maintaining their crabitat at proper temperature and humidity is literally a matter of life and death.
With warm summer temps comes the risk of a too hot crabitat, below are some tips to help cool down your crabbies on a blazing hot day.
First remember that hermit crabs are tropical creatures so they can handle brief temperature spikes and be okay. A prolonged heat wave will be too much for them to handle. If you cool your home by opening windows and using fans, you must keep a close watch on the temperature in the crabitat. If you have air conditioning and maintain a fairly consistent inside temperature, the tank temperature shouldn't vary too much.
82F is the upper limit for crabitat temperature. Your tank should have a range of temperatures. Ideally with the coolest part of the tank being 72F and the warmest part around 80F. Be sure to check the substrate temperature and the air temperature. In the summer, a cooler substrate temperature is ok. That will allow your hermit crabs to burrow to cool off. The opposite is true in the winter.
These are temporary fixes for a spike in temperature and not ideal for maintaining a proper crabitat environment day to day.
Consider moving the crabitat to a cooler part of the house if an extended heat wave is expected. Pre chill some dechlorinated water so you have it on hand.
Try removing the lid and use a fan to quickly cycle hot air out. The fan will cause a drop in humidity but that will be okay. Overheating is a bigger danger. If you have your crabitat set up properly, the change in humidity will be brief and will not harm healthy hermit crabs. Consider a cold water misting after using the fan, use dechlorinated water.
Freeze some plastic bottles of water and pop one in the crabitat to cool it off. Replace as needed on a hot day. Freeze these now so you have them when you need them. Those blue lunch box freezer things can be used too, but not if they are leaking or are of a soft material the hermit crabs can puncture. If you use these I would not leave them unattended for too long.
Make sure their water pools are not hot. Cooler water can help them cool themselves.
If you have to use ice cubes to cool off the crabitat, place them in substrate and not in the water pools. Unless of course you were clever and froze some dechlorinated water. :)
Hermit crabs will hang out of their shell in an effort to cool themselves off. If you see this behavior, act fast before permanent damage occurs.
Leaking of brown liquid or bubbling/foaming at the mouth are signs of severe overheating and what is likely irreversible physical injury to your hermit crab.
I kind of hate lettuce this much too LOL
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I have been using some under armour for the past few years and I have to say.. They don't even compare to Patagonia's Capilene. I was very comfortable in these though I only wore them the night before and during our summit climb of Rainier, then throughout the next few days as we were doing crevasse rescue training. I was very pleased with their ability to keep the stinky stuff I was producing to a tolerable level and not getting overly ripe.
My main complaint with wearing long underwear is how it usually makes my skin feel. kinda like all the hair on my body was getting pulled on and it just is a weird and uncomfortable feeling even after taking them off. Not the case with the Capilene at all. Very comfortable and they did keep my back sweat to a minimum when taking off my pack and getting a cold gust along my backside.
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It does a great job managing body temperature. It wicks moisture off the body very well and dries very quickly. I have a few of these, and as layering goes, it's affordable (unusual for Patagonia). The only downside that I've experienced is that the material started to pill a bit after a couple washes.


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22 the LORD's mercy. We were not completely wiped out. His compassion is never limited. | 22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. |
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MAIN OBJECTIVE If a team can reach 50 team kills, or kill baron first, they win! Enemy team must surrender. The game is played in Blind Pick on Summoner's Rift. SUMMONER SPELLS You can NOT have the following spells for the game: -Smite -Teleport -Promote (Shouldn't even be pushing a lane anyways.) -Clairvoyance (Only one per team is acceptable.) Anything else is allowed. BUILDS Because it is Tank Wars, you can only purchase items from the Defense section of the store. The Consumable item Oracles is not allowed. Some items in Defense have AP, or AD. You can still purchase them. BASIC RULES: -No laning. -No pushing. -No snowballing. -You can only push a lane if the minions are attacking your inhibitor. -You must remain in jungle at ALL times, unless crossing mid lane. -The only way to cross to another jungle is by crossing the middle lane, but you cannot cross the laning area of it! -NO ORACLES! Any other consumable is allowed. -No Smite, Promote or Teleport. Only 1 clairvoyance is allowed per team. -Kill Baron, or score 50 kills as a team, to win. -Farming the jungle creeps is allowed. -Running to a turret in the middle lane is allowed, but you cannot camp. -NEVER ENTER TOP OR BOTTOM LANE. If you're cornered you have to turn back. BREAKING A RULE If a rule is broken, the breaker must suicide to the enemy team. CHAMPIONS ALLOWED: Tank Wars is a match with players only allowed to pick tanks or support tanks, which include the following: -Alistar -Amumu -Blitzcrank -Cho'Gath -Dr. Mundo -Galio -Garen -Jarvan IV -Leona -Malphite -Maokai -Nasus -Nautilus -Rammus -Sejuani -Shen -Singed -Taric -Volibear UPDATES TO THE POST: -Removed Nunu from the roster. COMING SOON The addition of a few Offtank DPS to the roster. However, they still have to buy items from the defense section. CHAT ROOM The Chat Room Tank Wars is available for players to join if they want to play a match. BLACK-LIST Harassment Cheating -Divine Oblivion Trolling
sounds interesting
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Just played it, awesome xD
Nunu too stronk. He packs a smite in his kit. I'd just go with him everytime and just abuse the Q for a Baron kill.
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ItzaSheep invite to a game of those, sounds pretty cool in paper i wanna see actually how cool it can be
i think you should change the item restriction to only items available for purchase under the defense section in the store. that makes for legit tankery


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I prefer the side-mounted rangefinder, as they're easy to calibrate for any lens (see instructions at graflex.org). The top mounted requires cams, which may be hard to find a good match for your choice of lens.
Make sure you get one with a graflok back, not the spring back, that way you can add a roll film back if you should choose. Most, if not all, crowns came with the graflok back, but only the newer speed graphics had them.
Lens boards are easy to come by on ebay... someone was selling brand-new remanufactured boards a while back for cheap, but I don't see any of those online right now.


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5 like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. | 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. |
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152 I have known from my earliest days that your decrees never change. | 152 Long ago I learned from your statutes that you established them to last forever. |
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As The Wall Street Journal explained, "Given that periods of market turmoil tend to buffet small stocks more than their larger counterparts, many investors in small companies are fearful as the Federal Reserve moves toward raising interest rates. Even investors hopeful for small stocks are proceeding with caution."
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Mon, Oct 9, 06 at 21:27
The Indiana Gourd Society is having a Gourd Show down in Goshen Indiana on 11th November - it runs from 9-5. I went last year and was really surprised at all the different things that people do with gourds - it was amazing - and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. You can check out details and directions at the Indiana Gourd Society site online ... www.indianagourdsociety.org
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- Posted by gourd_friends z5/6 IL (My Page) on Thu, Nov 9, 06 at 23:27
Rita, I hope you can go to this gourd show. You'll have to report back to the rest of us on all the neat things you see. We'd love to go, but dh just had hip replacement surgery two weeks ago and there's no way we can make it. Jan |
- Posted by gardenkiwi Z5 Michigan (My Page) on Thu, Nov 16, 06 at 13:30
We managed to get down to Goshen for an hour and a bit on the 11th November. Our daughter from Manhattan NY was here and went along and was quite surprised at what she was seeing. On the way back, as we passed buggies, horses, fields etc she quietly said "we sure aren't in Manhattan any more"! I looked around expecting to see her in pigtails and holding her little dog Toto! Talk about culture shock - she was back in Manhattan 12 hours later. Met up with a couple of others from Michigan who were at their first gourd show. Hopefully they will be able to get to Kokomo - they will be blown away for sure! It was really good to see Jim and Betty Dabbs there with their nice gourds to buy - they do grow beauties - they both look well and Betty is as bubbly as ever! Hope Jan that you are healing quickly and getting around well. Let us know how you are doing! |
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